Dr. Anne Steinemann Publications on Fragrance

“Dr. Anne C. Steinemann is an internationally recognized expert on pollutant exposures and associated health effects, including topics of indoor air quality, consumer product testing and evaluation, exposure assessment, and healthy homes and communities. She is currently Professor of Civil Engineering, and Chair of Sustainable Cities, at the University of Melbourne, Australia. She was previously Program Manager at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, U.C. San Diego, and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. She was also a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology, and a visiting professor at Stanford University, Florida Institute of Technology, and Linköping University in Sweden. Dr. Steinemann received her Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Stanford University.

Dr. Steinemann advises numerous governments, industries, and organizations on issues of environmental pollutants, public health, and water management, and has directed major federally funded research programs. Her work has been used to change practices and policies across the country, and formed the basis of federal and state legislation. In her public service, she has investigated more than 200 sick buildings to identify pollutant sources, reduce exposures, and improve people’s health.” Source

Publications:

International prevalence of chemical sensitivity and fragrance sensitivity.Across four countries (United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Sweden), 19.9% of the general population report chemical sensitivity, 7.4% report medically diagnosed MCS, and 32.2% report fragrance sensitivity (i.e., health problems from fragranced consumer products). For individuals with asthma or with autism, the prevalences are several times higher. (See Table 1 of the paper.)https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-019-00672-1

Emissions from dryer vents during use of fragrance and fragrance-free productsSwitching from fragranced to fragrance-free laundry products significantly reduced emissions of limonene (an irritant that can generate hazardous air pollutants such as formaldehyde).https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11869-018-0643-8

Article on Fragranced Products and Health Effects on Asthmatics in the USSteinemann A 2017. Fragranced Consumer Products: Effects on Asthmatics
Air Quality, Atmosphere and HealthObtain a Copy of the Article

Article on Fragranced Products and Health Effects in the Australian PopulationSteinemann A 2017. Health and Societal Effects from Fragranced Consumer Products.
Preventive Medicine Reports 5:45-47.Obtain a Copy of the ArticleMedia Release

Article on Fragranced Products and Health Effects in the American PopulationSteinemann A 2016. Fragranced Consumer Products: Exposures and Effects from Emissions.
Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health 9(8):861-866.Obtain a Copy of the ArticleMedia Release

Article on Air Fresheners and Indoor Air QualitySteinemann A 2017. Ten Questions Concerning Air Fresheners and Indoor Built Environments.
Building and Environment 111:279-284.Obtain a Copy of the Article

Article on Green Buildings and Indoor Air QualitySteinemann A et al. 2017. Ten Questions Concerning Green Buildings and Indoor Air Quality.
Building and Environment 112:351-358.Obtain a Copy of the Article